PFC and REC boards to meet May 16 to deliberate merger; combined entity to manage loan book exceeding Rs. 15 lakh crore
Power Finance Corporation Limited and REC Limited have separately announced board meetings for May 16, 2026.
Both boards will deliberate on their proposed merger.
The move could combine India’s two largest power-sector lenders into one financial institution.
The merged entity would manage a loan book exceeding Rs. 15 lakh crore.
This would create one of India’s largest infrastructure finance platforms.
PFC and REC filed separate board meeting intimations on May 13, 2026.
Trading windows for both companies have been closed from May 14, 2026.
The closure will remain in force until further orders.
This signals that both companies are considering a material corporate transaction.
PFC and REC are both Maharatna Government of India enterprises.
Both operate under the Ministry of Power.
Both finance power generation, transmission, distribution, renewable energy, and related infrastructure.
Their borrower base overlaps across NTPC, NHPC, PGCIL, state DISCOMs, and private renewable developers.
PFC’s total assets exceed Rs. 9 lakh crore.
REC’s loan book is above Rs. 5.9 lakh crore.
A merger would create a combined balance sheet of more than Rs. 15 lakh crore.
This scale would give the merged entity stronger bargaining power in domestic and international debt markets.
It could also support larger green bond issuances.
The merger could reduce competitive overlap between the two lenders.
It could also lower funding costs through scale.
A single larger institution may simplify project financing for large power-sector borrowers.
It can also provide larger single-counterparty lending limits for mega transmission, renewable, hydro, thermal, and distribution projects.
For minority shareholders, the merger ratio will be the most important valuation event.
PFC’s market capitalisation is approximately Rs. 1.4 lakh crore.
REC’s market capitalisation is approximately Rs. 1.2 lakh crore.
Determining a fair share-swap ratio will require careful consideration of book value, profitability, asset quality, growth outlook, and dividend profile.
PFC also recommended a final dividend of Rs. 3.95 per equity share for FY26.
This is in addition to Rs. 14.60 per share already paid as interim dividends.
The total FY26 payout therefore stands at Rs. 18.55 per share.
The dividend signals strong cash generation even as merger deliberations move forward.
If the boards approve the merger, the transaction will require multiple clearances.
These may include approvals from SEBI, RBI, the Ministry of Power, the Ministry of Finance, stock exchanges, shareholders, and potentially the National Company Law Tribunal.
The full execution process could take 12 to 18 months.
The merged entity would become the dominant power-sector financier.
It could play a major role in funding India’s 2030 renewable energy targets.
India’s energy transition may require more than Rs. 20 lakh crore of new infrastructure financing.
A larger PFC-REC platform could be central to mobilising that capital.
The May 16 board meetings mark the clearest formal signal yet of a possible PFC-REC merger.
If completed, it would reshape India’s power-sector finance landscape.
The combined institution would have unmatched scale, a massive loan book, deep PSU linkages, and major relevance for renewable energy, transmission, distribution reform, and conventional power investment.
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